BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28@ukais.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250620T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250620T160000 DTSTAMP:20250506T073904Z URL:https://www.ukais.org/events/doctoral-workshop-publishing-from-your-ph d/ SUMMARY:Doctoral Workshop: Publishing from your PhD DESCRIPTION:When: 20th June 202025\, 10:30 – 16:00\n\nWhere: Durham Unive rsity Business School\, Room WB-0002\, The Waterside Building\, Riverside Place\, Durham\, DH1 1SL\n\nThe UK Academy of Information Systems invites Doctoral Students (PhD and DBA)\, with an interest in Information Systems and Digital Transformation\, for a dynamic\, full-day workshop. The works hop is designed to support Doctoral Students at all stages of their resear ch journey toward publishing from their doctoral research.\n\nIt will be a n interactive session\, bringing Doctoral Students and Faculty together\, to explore key aspects of publishing\, ranging from refining the motivatio n\, problematisation\, and research questions\, to identifying potential c ontributions and relevant outlets.\n\nInterested Doctoral Students will ne ed to submit their work ahead of the workshop. This work can be a draft or an outline of a paper they are currently working on\, or a previously sub mitted but rejected paper. The purpose is for the students to share their work with Faculty and other Doctoral Students and through this\, to receiv e feedback\, which they can then use to further develop their work for a p ossible journal paper submission (at a later date).\n\nThe workshop is ope n to UKAIS and non-UKAIS members alike.\n\n \;\n\nMentors include:\n\n Dr. Oliver Kayas\, Senior Lecturer in Digital Business\, Liverpool Busin ess School\n Dr. Efpraxia Zamani\, Associate Professor of Information Sys tems\, Durham University Business School\n Prof. Savvas Papagiannidis\, P rofessor of Information Systems\, Digital Innovation &\; Transformation \, Newcastle University Business School\n Prof. Dimitra Petrakaki\, Profe ssor of Technology and Organisation (Management)\, University of Sussex Bu siness School\n\n \;\n\nDeadline for Expressions of Interest and draft submission: May 30th\, 2025 (submit via email: Efpraxia.zamani@durham.ac. uk). Submissions should not exceed 3 A4 pages (font size no less than 11pt )\, and they need to clearly indicate: the significance and the motivation behind the research\; methodological concerns\; potential contributions. They all need to have an abstract of no more than 250 words.\n\nRegistrati on\nTo register for the event\, please follow this link: https://forms.off ice.com/e/56XSExXins\n\nNote: The workshop has a capacity of 20 students. Participants will be accepted on a first come-first serve basis.\n\n \ ;\n\nSchedule of Activities\n\n10:30 – 10:40 Welcome and Introductions – Oliver Kayas (President of the UKAIS)\, Efpraxia Zamani (Vice Presiden t of the UKAIS)\n\n10:40 – 11:40 Keynote Speech by Prof Savvas Papagiann idis\, Newcastle University: Publishing from your PhD\n\n11:40 – 12:20 L unch break\n\n12:20 – 13:50 Paper Session: Problematisation (or the ‘S o What?’ question)\n\n13:50 – 14:10 Coffee Break\n\n14:10 – 15:40 Pa per Session: Writing and polishing your abstract\n\n15:40 - 16:00 Close\n\ n \;\n\nGetting to Durham\n\nDurham City is home to one of the most re cognisable landmarks in the UK\, the majestic Durham Cathedral. Together w ith adjacent Durham Castle\, this UNESCO World Heritage Site forms one of the most stunning city panoramas in Europe.\n\nThe Durham University Busin ess School is located right in the centre of the city.\n\nAddress: The Wat erside Building\, Riverside Place\, Durham DH1 1SL\n\nGPS coordinates: 54. 78042337833326\, -1.5754442007251885\n\nBy train: A number of train operat ors offer direct and regular routes to Durham Railway Station\, including London and Edinburgh. Durham is around 3 hours from London\, just over 3 h ours from Birmingham\, 2½ hours from Manchester\, 1½ hours from Edinburg h and 45 minutes from York.\n\nBy car: Durham city centre is only two mile s from the A1(M). Leave the motorway at Junction 62 on the A690 Durham - S underland road and follow signs to Durham City Centre. There are several m ultistorey car parks in the city centre. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR